Position Description:

Medical College of Wisconsin - Central WI
Location: Wausau, WI

Standardized Patient Program

Position Title: Standardized Patient

Job Summary:

Standardized Patients are trained to accurately and consistently recreate the history, personality, physical findings, and emotional structure and response pattern of an actual patient at a point in time; assess/document learner performance; provide individualized feedback on clinical and interpersonal skills; and represent patient satisfaction. Additional training is provided to select Standardized Patient to teach and refine physical examination skills in which the Standardized Patient uses their own body as the model.

Job Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include simulating a patient case, instructing and assessing health providers at multiple levels (undergraduate, post graduate and practicing providers) in clinical and communication skills. This may include grading of physical examination techniques. Additional responsibilities include responding to email messages promptly, demonstrating professional behavior and accountability for actions, working as a team and keeping commitments to the SP Program.

Major Duties/Critical Tasks:

• Simulate all aspects of the patient scenario, including history of current problem, affect/behavior and physical findings in a standardized, accurate and reliable manner

• Teach and assess clinical skills of medical students and other learners

• Accurately and consistently document skills of learners, using a computer

• Provide written and face-to-face verbal feedback to learners

• Monitor other Standardized Patients for quality assurance

• Accept ongoing feedback from supervisor and incorporate that feedback into case simulation.

Personal and Professional Skills:

• Ability to work well with a variety of people

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a variety of people

• Ability to recall an encounter accurately for the completion of checklists and written materials during practice sessions and assessments which result in learner grades.

• Ability to be well organized in all work aspects.

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and work independently.

• Lack of bias towards the healthcare system.

• Punctuality and reliability in attendance.

• Capacity for flexibility and adaptability in different work situations.

• Comfort with their own body and examinations by health personnel.

• Basic computer skills for email communication, document printing, and checklist documentation.

Required Education/Experience:

None specified

Additional Information:

Standardized Patients will be recorded for teaching and assessment purposes. Existing health problems may determine the cases and situations an SP will be trained to portray.

Status: Casual


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MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

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